Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data
The Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,038 individual Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.
The numbers
| First-time pass rate | 89% |
| UK national average | 76.7% |
| Difference | +12.3 points |
| Tests analysed | 2,038 |
| Average mileage at test | 45,227 miles |
| Average year of manufacture | 2020 |
| Reliability rank | 864 of 2,005 models |
What this means if you are buying one
A 89% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Autos presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto tested had covered 45,227 miles and was built around 2020.
What this means at salvage auction
Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto sits 12.3 points above the national average, ranked 864 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.
Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.
Looking at a specific Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Autos at UK salvage auction.
Most common MOT failures on a Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto
- A tyre seriously damaged, 5% of tests (1.77x the national rate for this defect)
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.2% of tests
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.8% of tests
- A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.3% of tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.6% of tests
- Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.5% of tests (2.65x the national rate for this defect)
- Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.4% of tests (2.22x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.3% of tests (1.77x the national rate for this defect)
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.3% of tests
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.3% of tests
From 2,040 DVSA-tracked Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.51% of these flagged Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.
Most common MOT advisories on a Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto
An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto before it actually fails on it.
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 10.9% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 13.6% of tests, also fails
- A tyre seriously damaged, 11.2% of tests, also fails
- Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 9.5% of tests
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.9% of tests
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.3% of tests
- A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 0.6% of tests (1.66x the national rate for this advisory)
- A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.4% of tests
- Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.4% of tests
- A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 0.3% of tests
From 2,040 DVSA-tracked Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto tests, 2024.
Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto pass rate by model year
From its 2019 to its 2020 model year, the Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto's first-time pass rate has fallen 2.3 points, from 91% to 88.7%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. First-time pass rate for each Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto year:
- 2019 Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto - 91% first-time pass, 720 tests
- 2020 Land Rover Discovery Luxury Hse Sd6 Auto - 88.7% first-time pass, 1,284 tests
Other Land Rover models
- Land Rover Discovery - 75.6%
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque - 84%
- Land Rover Freelander - 70.6%
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport - 82%
- Land Rover Defender - 73%
- Land Rover Discovery Sport - 84.8%
- Land Rover Range Rover - 79.9%
- Land Rover Range Rover Velar - 86.7%
Models with a similar pass rate
- Alfa Romeo Stelvio - 89%
- Mitsubishi L200 Barbarian X Di-D Auto - 89%
- Mercedes-Benz Cla 220 Amg Line Premium + D A - 89%
- SEAT Leon Fr Phev S-A - 89%
- BMW M440i Xdrive Mhev Auto - 89%
- Skoda Octavia Se L Tsi Iv S-A - 89%
If this car is a salvage or write-off
- What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
- What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
- Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
- Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?
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